See, it's so complicated
because a team like the Panthers
David Tepper didn't care about the civil lawsuits.
That was why right before the trade deadline.
It was down to the Panthers
and the Dolphins.
Stephen Ross. Insisted on the 22 civil lawsuits. Brian
settled, right? David Tepper didn't care and
DeShaun Watson. Ultimately said I still want to go to Miami.
Basically. Let's try to get these cases settled
and they got 18 of the
22 ready and the other for didn't and it fell apart
because Stephen Ross wanted those cases settle. Well,
it may be that the Sean Watson's got to adjust his
expectations to a team in a market where,
you know, and and I'm not saying in Charlotte. They'll
just ignore it. But the smaller the market. Yes,
the easier it's going to be to not have to constantly deal
with it, and constantly deal with it and constantly do
agree. Also, and also, the more starved at the
Chai's. And its fanbase is for a great quarterback.
The easier that you get people on board with. Hey, you know,
DeShaun Watson denies the allegations. He's going to
handle the Civil allegations and we're just going to go
forward,
you get buy-in, more likely,
you know where the fan base is willing
to
kind of look the other way and not get caught up in
the negative press, right. I agreed, agreed. I think that's
definitely a real aspect, but, you know, The thing there is
just,
I think what you started off with.
What is this? Sean Watson, how limited our the options of
where he looks at to where he'll actually go. And we heard
that a lot last year. It seemed like
there wasn't many places that really were on his radar that
he likes significantly. Wanted to be a part of that
organization. We know I know from people all over the league
that he definitely wanted to go to Miami.
There was definitely people in Miami than wanted him.
That was the spot for sure.
I think we heard some Rumblings from at least people. I trust
that maybe Philadelphia was on his radar a little bit early on
last year to 21. He might have considered. Yes, but I never
got the sense that Carolina
or any of the other teams. We heard were a real player in
the situation and that's where. Yeah, personally for him. He's
got to kind of figure out to,
you know, what? What is it all worth and weigh the scales here
as far as publicity, maybe not being at the place I want, but
I'm going to get to play all of those things.
Got to come into play and I don't Where's Minds at in that
situation
and every once in a while the past week or so, there's been
a flash of an idea that he would land with the Giants. Folks.
Let's just think about, I don't think so. Come on. Let's just
think of, let's just think about, right. Let's check what
we
don't have to articulate. Any. Yeah, let's think about what
some of the back pages would look like on the tabloids.
Let's let's just let your mind wander about what some of
the headlines on the back pages of the post and the Daily News
would be. Yeah,
if DeShaun Watson was traded
to the New York Giants.
Add and the coverage of him, and the debate regarding his
behavior became
withering. Yes. Remember how he was walking off the practice
field? At one point last year and right, blew a gasket and
dropped an F-bomb filming me and they were. I'm not filming
him, right? Yeah, right. Yeah.
Wait until you come to New York. Yeah. Way that they deal
with that circus. Now to extend John Mayer was looking for
cover. Maybe that's maybe that's the right way to go.
But but that That that would be the worst place for him to go
agreed. And I don't think the mayor is at this point could
deal with that either as much as it might excite like
the football fan from the standpoint of what he can do on
the field. I still think you got way
too many
old school. Traditional Giants fans who are just not going to
get behind, you know, DeShaun Watson, because of
the allegations and the things he's dealing with guilty or not.
They're just going to be some people
that are just, that's not going to be cool.
Cool up here in this area. I just don't see that either.
I don't see the marrows doing that as well at the quarterback
position for that organization. You know, that's usually,
you know, they they want a Boy Scout there and that that
position and you add in the fact that, you know, they kind
of mishandled who was it, you know, the punter was Josh
Brown. Exactly. Anchor.
Ryan the kicker, the kicker. Oh, that was the kicker and it
was a disaster. Right? Exactly. So to your point, imagine two
shots. Watson up here in the Daily News and the New York
Post every day with these
unbelievably creative headlines at all that, you're exactly
right. It would become a national story. Once again, it
would take over the league and it would, you know, I think
negatively shine a light on the Giants and the mayor of family.
I don't think it would be one where you can
hide for cover. I think it would just open Pandora's Box
to be like, let's take more shots at John Mayer and
the issues there. So I don't see that happening. I'm with you
there all the way
box, full of Pandora by. She's in there. You don't want to
open that thing. She come out. She's looking to whup some
butt. Hey, at least we've learned over the past few
years. The proper gender of Pandora
because I think at one point you said he's in there. Yeah,
I think you did say that. I think you're right. You're right.
Yeah.
All right.
Look, this isn't going away.
And whether it's what the Steelers are going to do,
what's going to happen with the show, Watson? What's going to
happen with Russell Wilson?
What's going to happen with Aaron Rodgers? What's going to
happen, Baker, Mayfield? This is great for business. I'm not
Think about it. This is real. And with this isn't contrived,
this isn't clickbait.
These are real questions
that the offseason at the quarterback position, you know.
Chris for years. We had seen it at every other position except
quarterback. Right? Right. Because there's a willingness
now
from teams to say,
we can do better
and quarterbacks to say,
we can do better.
Yeah, we've got this separate industry
of quarterback Carousel
that as a A couple of years ago, wasn't there it started
with Tom Brady and it's now a permanent fixture of
the offseason discussion, the veteran quarterbacks
who are going to be on the move or who could be on the move.
Even if they don't go on the move, the question of whether
they'll go on the Move becomes something that that just churns
that cycle and feeds, the Beast
and keeps the NFL conversation going. No, no doubt. It's a new
world in the NFL. I mean, again, it's the quarterbacks
have become
less afraid to go to a new place. Maybe take the lump.
Them, you know, the bad press for the old team or whatever.
It's just, it's a new age in professional sports. It really
is. And you're right. I think teams of, you know, come to
the conclusion. It's okay to cut the cord on a quarterback who
might not be playing well or aging or whatever a
year or two too early to move on to the next one.
So it is it's a different part of our sport right now and
we should see some movement again, this offseason with
the quarterbacks that will make things a lot of fun and get
you. Lots of clicks and just fill your pockets with more
cash and cash and cash. Ash, that's all. We're worried
about, is Mike Florio stash.
I didn't realize that you were doing this job for free.
I didn't think he made nearly enough money during your
playing career, to be doing this job for free. It's good to
know that you're not getting paid. That's very good to know.
Yep. No, I'm getting paid. I need to be paid more. I mean,
I'm working with you. I think
they'd should be like a tax that goes
you work with Floria you get a 50% like raise fifty percent
Florio tax,
but you've already seen today. One of the fringe benefits that
you will eventually have the ability to hover over my My
Grave while the Infantry. Have Aaron Rodgers plays? Yes. And
you take a selfie, right? Your selfie stick. That's right. My
boy.